The is a variety of benefits for children if they maintain physical activity! If a child maintains a healthy relationship with exercise they can help prevent a variety of diseases such as:
Heart disease
Cancer
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
Osteoporosis
Obesity
According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (2022), 60 or more minutes of exercise can strengthen muscles, aerobics, and bones. Children who remain inactive have an increased risk of factors for cardiovascular disease, including hyperlipidemia (e.g., high cholesterol and triglyceride levels), high blood pressure, obesity, and insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.
The CDC (2022) also states that moderate exercise has more benefits than just preventing diseases for children, it can also:
Improve memory
better grades
school attendance
cognitive performance
classroom behaviors
concentration
